D. Raju, J.

These appeals have been filed under Sec.30 of the Tamil Nadu Minor lnams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963, Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 1963, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), against the orders of the Inam Estates Abolition Tribunal (Subordinate Judge), Thanjavur, wherein the tribunal below has chosen to reverse the orders passed by the Assistant Settlement Officer, Thanjavur, granting patta in favour of the appellants or their predecessors-in-interest under Sec.8(1) of the Act Though in the individual appeals, the factual details may vary and differ, in some respects or other, the overall submissions made in all these appeals, overlap and virtually certain common points have been raised in the appeals, though the learned counsel appearing for the respondents in some of the cases pointed out one or the other additional factual details or points as going further to support the case of the respective respondents.

.2. Mr.K.Srinivasan, learned counsel appearing for the appellants instructed by Mr.Satish Parasaran, contended that the Tribunal below committed a serious error of law as also of fact in reversing the orders of the Assistant Settlement